Our heifer has been in stage 1 labor for eight hours. How long should we let her go? No feet sticking out or anything yet, but she pushes and strains on and off, lays down, gets up, paces, etc. Not sure if this normal or not.
Caustic Burno":u4jh5x0l said:Most likely a breech. Again you should have had here in a chute hours ago and if you don't know how to pull that calf you should of called the vet instead of coming to a chat board.
Go ahead and dig a deep hole if she has been in labor that long 10 to 1 you got a dead calf.
MikeC":238onnbn said:Caustic Burno":238onnbn said:Most likely a breech. Again you should have had here in a chute hours ago and if you don't know how to pull that calf you should of called the vet instead of coming to a chat board.
Go ahead and dig a deep hole if she has been in labor that long 10 to 1 you got a dead calf.
Now Caustic. Don't be so rude. Don't you run to a Chat Board every time you have a problem with a cow? :lol: :lol:
endebt":l2tenk9m said:I am going to have to agree wikth caustic this time. I have bit my tounge for along time. But do these peoplle just go out and get cow and think that that makes them cattlemen. Some of these people need to start over and read the books and talk to cattlemen inadvance before getting cattle. Who in their right mind would you get on a computer to ask question that should have been handled hours ago. IMO
ljV":2vtj8c3z said:Vet came - tail first, dead. Vet told us it was a very weird presentation and hard to detect to someone new to calving. Learned from our mistake. Yes, thought it was stage 1 when it was actually stage 2. Shame on us, but I came here for advise, not ridicule.
Caustic Burno":17bwhhp0 said:If there is one thing I can not stand is people letting cattle suffer for no reason.